{"id":16018,"date":"2013-02-11T09:09:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T14:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=16018"},"modified":"2013-02-21T15:16:12","modified_gmt":"2013-02-21T20:16:12","slug":"royals-defeat-guilford-claim-top-spot-in-odac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2013\/royals-defeat-guilford-claim-top-spot-in-odac\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Defeat Guilford, Claim Top Spot in ODAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a battle of the clear-cut Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) leaders, somebody&#8217;s streak would have to end. Guilford College entered on an 11-game streak. Host Eastern Mennonite, which had won nine in a row, took control early Saturday afternoon and pushed their run to 10 straight wins with a 54-47 decision over the Quakers.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals take over sole possession of first place in the ODAC at 13-1, while Guilford slips one step back at 12-2. Based on two head-to-head wins, EMU also holds the tie-breaker over Guilford should the two teams finished the regular season tied.\u00a0 Each has two games left before the ODAC Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday in Harrisonburg, the Royals turned on their defense and never trailed.\u00a0 They held GC to just two field goals over the opening 12:07 of the game and led 17-7 when <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/sports\/wbkb\/2012-13\/bios\/brown%20alisa%201lxg\">Alisa Brown<\/a><\/strong> (Dumfries, VA\/Forest Park) converted a three-point play at the 8:09 mark.<\/p>\n<p>The Quakers got within three points at 18-15, but Eastern Mennonite closed the half on an 11-2 surge, capped by a pair of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/sports\/wbkb\/2012-13\/bios\/rheinheimer%20stephanie%20ovqc\">Steph Rheinheimer<\/a><\/strong> (Manheim, PA\/Lancaster Mennonite) three pointers.<\/p>\n<p>EMU led 29-17 at the half after holding Guilford to just 21% shooting and grabbing 15 offensive boards.<\/p>\n<p>A hot start to the second half pushed the Royals&#8217; edge to 17 points at 37-20, to make a combined run of 19-5 with the end of the first.\u00a0 Even after a small GC run, Eastern Mennonite had the lead back at 50-33 after a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/sports\/wbkb\/2012-13\/bios\/yoders%20kala%20d36n\">Kala Yoders<\/a><\/strong> (Myerstown, PA\/Eastern Lebanon County) bucket with 4:36 to play.<\/p>\n<p>With the big lead, EMU slowed down over the final minutes and the Quakers closed on a 14-4 surge, but it was much too late.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams showed a lot of defense in the game, with both offenses shooting just 31% from the floor.\u00a0 The Royals made the biggest difference on the boards.\u00a0 They grabbed 21 offensive rebounds and had 53-45 advantage over the best rebounding team in the ODAC.<\/p>\n<p>Yoders provided Eastern Mennonite with their inside presence, co-leading the team with 12 points and two steals.\u00a0 Rheinheimer gave the outside punch, going 4-for-9 from three point range for 12 counters.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/sports\/wbkb\/2012-13\/bios\/ygarza%20bianca%20d2gm\">Bianca Ygarza<\/a><\/strong> (Conestoga, PA\/Penn Manor) had a team high nine rebounds.\u00a0 Brown, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/sports\/wbkb\/2012-13\/bios\/sykes%20shakeerah%20n33q\">Shakeerah Sykes<\/a><\/strong> (Dumfries, VA\/Forest Park) and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/sports\/wbkb\/2012-13\/bios\/patterson%20raiven%2067zp\">Raiven Patterson<\/a><\/strong> (Pulaski, VA\/Pulaski County) each added seven points.<\/p>\n<p>Gabby Oglesby (Winston-Salem, NC\/Mount Tabor) had a double double for Guilford, topping all players with 13 points and 11 rebounds.\u00a0 Jaclyn Nucci (Gambrills, MD\/South River) grabbed 10 rebounds and four steals.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals, 17-5 overall, have now won 10 in a row, which is tied with the 1987-88 team for the second-longest streak in program history.\u00a0 In 1984-85, the Royals won 12 straight.\u00a0 They head into the final week of the regular season with a big road game at rival Bridgewater Tuesday night.\u00a0 The Eagles are tied for third in the ODAC at 10-4.\u00a0 EMU won the previous meeting this season, 57-48, on Jan. 24 in Harrisonburg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a battle of the clear-cut Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) leaders, somebody&#8217;s streak would have to end. 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